Significant International Boost for Whitireia

An agreement signed in Shanghai
on Saturday will see significant numbers of international
students coming to New Zealand to study at Whitireia. The
agreement was signed with Zheijiang Yuexiu University of
Foreign Languages and Yuexiu Foreign Languages School at a
function at New Zealand Central in front of Mayor of
Wellington Celia Wade-Brown, Consul General Matthew Dalzell
and members of the Wellington Education delegation currently
in China.

Whitireia Chief Executive Don Campbell says "I'm
delighted to be signing this agreement which will bring as
many as 50 additional students annually to complete business
qualifications in New Zealand. I visited the university on
Thursday and met with senior staff and was very impressed by
their commitment and facilities.”

Whitireia currently
has around 1,800 international students mainly in Auckland
and Wellington generating some $15m annually and this
agreement will result in a further $1m in annual
revenue.

We want these students to come to Wellington as
part of a collaboration with other key providers to boost
international student numbers to the region. Clearly
extending the airport runway is an important part of this
strategy and I understand there has been good progress on
this recently. Wellington is seeking to boost its profile in
China as the Mayor's delegation demonstrates, and access is
a key factor said Campbell.

Mr Campbell has also visited
other potential university partners in China and found
strong interest in New Zealand. He has noted a wish in
China, to broaden study areas from the current predominant
Business and Information Technology to Creative Arts and
Design as well as Health and Nursing and these are
particular strengths of Whitireia.

He noted, "we are well
placed to take advantage of these changes particularly with
work we are doing with WelTec as part of the Choice
Protocol, with some exciting announcements to be made in the
next week on this really significant
partnership.”

ENDS

BACKGROUND

WelTec
and Whitireia are partners in The Choice Protocol, a
strategic partnership providing students across the
Wellington region with educational opportunities.

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